Thanks both. I guess one of the advantages of having boggy, clay soil (you can see moss growing underneath it) is that it is great for Marsh Marigolds.
I'm a Pentax person too. Wish I could upgrade from my K-5 to K-1. I use my faithful old Tamron 90mm.
Still very capable kit. The K-1 is superb but is quite a bit larger and heavier than the K-5. I still have a K-7 which has the same form factor as the K-5 and it now feels small and light in comparison to the K-1. My old *istD is even smaller and feels like an old slow antique now.
Hi @Alchemist. I don’t know the variety as it was already planted when I moved here. The size in the picture is about 4 foot across and six foot tall, but it is 10 foot tall at it’s highest point. It had a hard prune to the sides last year, as there were some loss of foiliage at the edges (?wind damage) and the habit of the whole shrub has crept forward over the years, so it’s a bit bare at the back. There is a large Lavender under it (just visible in pic) so after the Ceanothus has finished flowering, I will trim back the lower part to allow the Lavender to have it’s season.
@gutties that Marsh Marigold is gorgeous! I suppose it needs a very wet soil all year round?
@Papi Jo, I guess wet soil all year round is required for them. The very wet soil is not ideal for gardening; it's so difficult to manage the area as it sinks when you walk on it and it's pure spongey clay when you dig it. So I'm really limited in what I can actually do on that area of the garden, so it's nice that I great a pretty beautiful flower in that space for at least a little portion of the year.
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Just a quick snap of my large Ceanothus in full blue bloom:
Love it’s compact yet tall habitat. Is it really compact or my imagination?